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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1913
Page
2
A detailed step by step method explains washing carpet with warm water soap and flannel. Avoid door area, work from far to door, rub with soapy flannel, rinse until soap free, dry with towels, and rub to lift nap and color.
A rusted steel blade, known as the sword of Balboa, arrived in Chicago with Major W. N. McKelvey and is displayed in a Marine Corps headquarters. McKelvey recounts four centuries of blood and revolutions tied to the weapon, ending as a relic after its journey from Nicaragua to Spain and Managua.
An institute discussion explains silage as green corn preserved in an airtight structure. It compares kraut making with corn storage, noting silage feeds livestock, boosts milk and meat, and supports winter nutrition.
Wash and drain one cup of raw rice and boil until tender. Prepare a tomato sauce from canned tomatoes with garlic onion celery parsley and water, thickened with flour. Layer ham and sauce overrice on a hot dish, then repeat and finish with parsley.
A home cooking vignette describes making Dutch cake using potatoes boiled and sieved, water, a yeast cake, and sugar. The batter rests, then eggs shortening and fat are added, mixed until smooth, placed in pie plates, and brushed with cream butter sugar and cinnamon before baking.
Pare and care some well shaped apples and boil them gently in just enough water to half cover. Arrange on a dish with stalks downward. Make a jelly from the cooking liquid with sugar and lemon rind and juice, cool it and pour over the apples, decorate with lemon peel marrows.
Scald apples to form a thick bottom layer. Sweeten with sugar and grate lemon rind. Mix milk cream and egg yolk, heat gently without boiling, cool, then pour over apples. Top with whipped vanilla cream and serve.
Scrubbing brushes after use should be stored bristle down to prevent water soaking into the wood. If turned the other way the water soaks into the rush wood and the bristles may become loose.
Instructions note fur coats cannot be ironed to prevent damage. Wrinkles can be eased by thorough outside sponge cleaning and then hanging the coat on a form to dry outdoors.
Fragmentary recipe snippet describes hasty pudding with apples baked or cooked alongside pork. The text mentions mashing apples, cutting into quarters, and cooking in a pudding mix to tenderize. References include apple tart and a roasting of pork.
A coalition of Chicago financiers including Edward White E S Conroy and the McCormicks plans a lakes to gulf canal financed at 500000. Boats from the Miami and Erie fleet and river steamers Steel City and Natchez will be used with new ships built this summer. The route runs Chicago to La Salle Illinois then down the Illinois River to the Mississippi with weekly service to New Orleans.
Readable fragment notes large sheets of carbon paper used for tracing patterns. The item appears in an Ace Herald listing or advertisement context.
I H C SERVICE BUREAU replies that no other oil substitutes for linseed oil meet its drying quality. Soybeans and sunflowers can be profitably grown in the west and south, with Russian sunflower grown in Colorado for poultry feed. For more information contact state colleges and the Indian Refining Co in New York or the Union Petroleum Co in Philadelphia.
Letter from J C Tally of Stevenson Alabama urging drainage as essential. Discusses soil amendments lime manure fertilizer and the role of deep plowing. Notes drainage varies from simple to complex and highlights Canebrake Experiment Station bulletins 3 5 6 and 10 as guides.
A Lebanon Missouri grower created a limited run of 6000 apples framed as an exclusive product. Each high color fruit 3 to 4 inches in diameter was hand picked, treated to preserve color and flavor, packed in pasteboard boxes with leaves, sealed, and shipped to New York under contract, signaling premium pricing beyond open market fruit.
Report details a mob hanging in Houston Mississippi after two women claimed a man threw a murdered white woman’s body into a cellar. A second suspect confessed after a ring tied to the victim was found. A Evansville Indiana youth then killed three black coworkers, claiming self defense against alleged threats. Officials label him temporarily insane.
Governor Dunne champions convict labor on road material and open air work on highways, urging state aid, compulsory road drag, and use of automobile funds. He cites Illinois road neglect, compares with Indiana and others, and calls for state and local cooperation to fix main arteries and reduce rural costs.
Pastor Dr Frank Q Bruner in Chicago denounces church caste from pulpit and choir to pews and boards. He urges democracy in worship, laments elite preachers and star singers, and calls for harmony like a rainbow in all houses of worship.
State of Illinois Clark County to heirs and distributees of the estate of Salife E Devers deceased. Administrator will present a final account and ask discharge from duties March 3 1913 at the County Court Marshall Illinois. Interested parties may appear and resist the application if so choose. W E Redman Administrator Everett Connelly Athy not sure.
The passage notes maple buds and the first of April fruit tree prominence. The ferry has reopened after weeks of ice and high water. Samuel Lindley is in critical condition and Lucy A Brigham died February 13 1913 at age 73 in Hudsonville. Citizens pursue an electric Mae route from Terre Haute to St Louis passing through their town. Marion Spivey and Mrs Sophia Cupps wed Saturday morning per Rev B G Winniger at the home of Nelson Carpenter.
An old advertisement promotes Fletcher's Castoria claiming to calm crying babies and improve digestion liver function and skin. It asserts four weeks of regular use will remove impurities and pimples and make users feel better. The ad urges immediate purchase.
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